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Tan Kah Wai

This page is a record of reported Singapore judgments that name Tan Kah Wai. It is not a directory listing. Names and firms appear as they were recorded in each judgment at the time. For current practising status and firm, see the Legal Services Regulatory Authority directory.

Tan Kah Wai appears as counsel of record in 8 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026), most often before the SGHC.

These cases span several subject areas, most often Arbitration, Civil Procedure and Contract, and Tan Kah Wai acted for the respondent in 3 and the defendant in 2.

Reported cases
8
Courts
SGHC, SGHC(I), SGCA
Period
March 2023 to February 2026

Source: derived from 8 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .

Tan Kah Wai — Reported Cases & Litigation Record

How Tan Kah Wai appeared

Counsel for the respondent
3 cases
Counsel for the defendant
2 cases
Counsel for the applicant
2 cases
Counsel for the appellant
1 case

Recorded outcomes

Appeal allowed in part
1
Application granted
1
Appeal dismissed
1
Claim dismissed
1

Disposition recorded in 4 of 8 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGHC 34 Appeal allowed in part

“For all the reasons above, I dismissed the appeals in RA/144/2025 and RA/146/2025 and affirmed the AR’s decision to grant a permanent stay of OC 926 on the basis that Singapore is forum non conveniens for the trial of OC 926.”

WELTON INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors v AVERIS PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors · SGHC · · Counsel for the defendant
[2025] SGHC(I) 10 Application granted

“On 8 April 2025, I granted leave to the applicant to file a further affidavit in support of its application, to adduce evidence relating to its standing to bring the Originating Application.”

DNO v DNP · SGHC(I) · · Counsel for the respondent
[2023] SGCA 31 Appeal dismissed

“…we dismiss the appeals.”

COT v COU & 2 Ors · SGCA · · Counsel for the appellant
[2023] SGHC 81 Claim dismissed

“I dismiss the claim.”

TAN TIEN SEK v TAN TIEN SAI · SGHC · · Counsel for the defendant

Parties in these cases

DNP2 DNO2 Tan Tien Sai1 Tan Tien Sek1 COW1 COV1 COU1 COT1

What areas of law does Tan Kah Wai practice?

Arbitration 4 cases

Reported between October 2023 and September 2025.

Civil Procedure 2 cases

Reported between July 2023 and February 2026.

Contract2 Conflict of Laws1 Statutory Interpretation ? Penal statute ? Presumption of mens rea ? Whether presumption of mens rea approach should be departed from1 Criminal Law ? Statutory offences ? Enlistment Act ? Whether offence of pre-enlistee overstaying exit permit is strict liability offence1 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing ? Appeal ? Appeal against conviction and sentence ? Section 33(b) Enlistment Act (Cap 93, 2001 Rev Ed)1 Statutory Interpretation ? Construction of statute ? Presumption against retrospective operation ? Whether statutory defence of reasonable care intended to apply retroactively1
8
Appearances
2020
Year of Call
2
Firms
No
Senior Counsel

Counsel for the defendant (2)

Counsel for the respondent (3)

Counsel for the applicant (2)

Counsel for the appellant (1)

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